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In the Morning Mist

White Cockatoo

36 total reviews 
Comment from suzannethompson2


Lovely digital painting, Cleo, of this beautiful white Cockatoo perched on the branch. Love the limited colour palette you used for this. I like the pose you chose for the Cockatoo with his wings outstretched and the soft background works very well. Lovely composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you Suzanne!
    I appreciate your encouraging and kind comments very much.
Comment from GaliaG


Wow, amazing paint

Excellent technique, creativity and story telling

Excellent colors combination

Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you Galia! I appreciate your encouraging review and generous rating very much.
Comment from booklotto


This is wonderful in haze-like cover. Love the soft effect. Distant in the BG, really makes the focus on bird. Lovely in details, action, landscape and colors are so nice for me. Thanks!

 Comment Written 04-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind and encouraging review.
Comment from Joelgraphuchin


This is beautiful. I like color white. It is very eye pleasing. It retains the bird's details. Background is beautiful as well.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 04-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you! I appreciate your kind and encouraging review very much!
Comment from RuJPmore


Lovely digital painting with nice soft colors and a great composition. I like the way you soften and made the background hazy for it gives an added depth to the painting. Thanks so much for sharing this very lovely work.

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much four your kind and encouraging review.
reply by RuJPmore on 05-Apr-2017
    Your very welcome
Comment from Dick Lee Shia


A literally cool creation!
Dramatic presentation of this gorgeous avian subject against a cool waterfall mist.
It's nice to know that it can be also found in the Philippines though I have not seen it flying over our skies or in the jungle.

A well thought out rendition with meticulous attention to details.
Great compositional style with smooth, neat strokes.
Subtle illumination.
Impressive off centered framing.
Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you much for your encouraging review. You might see them not so often anymore in their natural habitats because they are endangered by illegal trade of the species.
Comment from bunkie


Wow! Your image does absolutely takes my breath breath away. Love the way you painted your Cockatoo to make the bird pop out like no other. What really enjoy just as much is the wonderful look, feel of South East Asia in background. Waterfalls cascading into gorge through hard granite and then offset by soft Eucalyptus trees in background: Simply Beautiful. Everything Technically perfect as can get for us immortals-LOL. Thanks for sharing;
bunkie

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 03-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much! Your encouraging and positive review and your golden rating are very important to me.
reply by bunkie on 03-Apr-2017
    You are very welcome cleo!
Comment from avmurray


This is a beautiful painting of a white Cockatoo Cleo, but it is the dreamy like background doing this picture more than anything. It is so lovely with the softness and the perfect color pallet, and the bird is standing out from it in an excellent way.

The brush strokes of the background have such a nice flow, and the bird is done paying such good attention to details. You have also used high lights on the bird in an excellent way, and I like that you have painted it with the wings lifted ready to fly. Or perhaps it has just landed ?

The composition is strong with a good framing and with the placement of the bird off to the right. This is indeed a lovely and well crafted digital painting, and I fell in love with it straight away.

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 03-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging comments and through review. Your approval of my art is always meaningful for me.
    The cockatoo is just landing, or so I thought, but it could be a start as well. Sometimes my subjects seem to have their own mind what they are doing. :o)
reply by avmurray on 04-Apr-2017
    You are more than welcome Cleo. I see what you mean about your subjects having their own mind. LOL
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2017
    Thank you for understanding! :o)
Comment from helvi2


Hi Cleo, No question about what this lovely drawing deserves...a definite sixer! Love how you did that incredible waterfall background. The cockatoo with those outspread wings is phenomenal!. I also like where you positioned the bird. The whole thing is just beautiful. A REAL joy to view and review! :o) Helvi

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 03-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much for your wonderful encouraging golden review. You surely made my day! :0)
Comment from Sange


I have no clue how you created that gorgeous foggy mist in the background and managed to create movement in the silky flow of the waterfall. However you did it, it's incredible Cleo.
Love the textures on the bird, his pose with wings up and spread and the fine details on his feathers.
Beautiful painting!

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2017


reply by the author on 03-Apr-2017
    Thank you very much for your truly encouraging review. The creation of that foggy mist was indeed the most challenging on this painting. It is frosting applied with small brushes. I haven't counted time, but I was working on and of for many days on the background. :0)